(3932) Edshay Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 27 September 1984 by Nolan, M. C., Shoemaker, C. S. at Palomar.

Edwin L. Shay (1938-1998) was an educator in Worthington, Ohio, and Syracuse, New York, for 34 years and father of the Worthington Soccer League. His enthusiasm for learning and exploration, as well as his personal involvement in the education of students as individuals, inspired many to achieve their dreams.Naming citation (20010804/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Edshay is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Edshay is 2.92 au from the Sun and 2.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	3932
Provisional designation	1984 SC5
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	12.2 km (#4,022 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.250
Rotation period	3.43 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)	11.9
Orbital period	4.11 years
Semi-major axis	2.57 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.14 – 2.99 au
Eccentricity	0.165
Inclination	14.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.14 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Edwin

All asteroids named after someone called Edwin

Also discovered on 27 September 1984

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